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Aureus with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 293–294
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 5.25 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.1015
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Diocletian to right.
DIOCLETIA NVSPFAVG
Reverse: Jupiter running left, turning head back toward kneeling giant at right. Thunderbolt in Jupiter's right hand.
IOVIFV LGERATORI in ex.: PR
DIOCLETIA NVSPFAVG
Reverse: Jupiter running left, turning head back toward kneeling giant at right. Thunderbolt in Jupiter's right hand.
IOVIFV LGERATORI in ex.: PR
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hall Park McCullough Collection; by 1967: with Stack's, 123 West 57th Street, New York (Stack's auction of Hall Park McCullough Collection, November 22, 1967, lot 927); purchased on behalf of MFA at Stack's auction by Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG, December 13, 1967